Wharfside tram stop

Wharfside
Metrolink station
General information
LocationTrafford Park, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°27′59″N 2°17′16″W / 53.46631°N 2.28778°W / 53.46631; -2.28778
Line(s)Trafford Park Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Opened22 March 2020
Passengers
2020/21  40,800
2021/22Increase 0.334 million
Location
Map

Wharfside is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink's Trafford Park Line. It is located on Trafford Wharf Road, close to Old Trafford football stadium.[1] It was originally proposed that the station be named Manchester United.[2] It opened on 22 March 2020.[3][4]

History

Wharfside tram stop and the tram tracks around the area run very close to the alignment of a section of the now derelict Trafford Park Railway.

In 2013, the GMCA and the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership announced that it may fund the construction of the Trafford Park Line as far as The Trafford Centre, estimating that the line could be open to passengers by 2018/19 (subject to a satisfactory business case, Transport and Works Act Order and public consultation).[5]

The first trams (3040 and 3014 coupled together) passed by Wharfside in the early hours of 10 November 2019 while on test. The stop opened to passengers on 22 March 2020, and the first passenger service tram (3073) stopped at Wharfside at exactly 06:37.[6][7]

Layout

Wharfside is located next to the Manchester Ship Canal and is the closest tram stop to the Old Trafford football stadium.

The stop has two side platforms. Two dot matrix passenger information displays hang from canopies, and show estimated arrival times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages for one platform each.

This stop has full step-free access.

Services

Services run every 12 minutes on all routes. Some routes (not shown here) only run during peak times.

From this stop, services run to Castlefield in Manchester city centre in one direction and to The Trafford Centre in the other.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Imperial War Museum
towards The Trafford Centre
 The Trafford Centre–Deansgate Pomona
towards Deansgate-Castlefield

Connecting transport

Bus

Wharfside tram stop is served closest by bus route X50 (Worsley–Piccadilly Gardens) and 250 on Wharfside Way (The Trafford Centre–Piccadilly Gardens).

Train

This tram stop is not connected to any railway stations, but the nearest one is Trafford Park, approximately 1.6 miles away walking.

References

  1. ^ "Pages - Wharfside". tfgm.com. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ Metrolink future network Metrolink May 2012
  3. ^ "Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m tramline opening date revealed". BBC News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Metrolink's Trafford Park line to open as planned at weekend". Place North West. 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ Greater Manchester Combined Authority (26 July 2013). "Report for Resolution: Earnback Model, SEMMMS and Metrolink Trafford Park Extension" (PDF). Association of Greater Manchester Authorities. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. ^ Prior, Gareth. "In Pictures: Metrolink's Trafford Park line opens | British Trams Online News". Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ GM Trainspotting (22 March 2020). Metrolink Driver's Eye View - Trafford Park Line - Cornbrook to intu Trafford Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via YouTube.